History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s2.37
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s2.37
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c17.s2.37
§ 182. The genealogy of the Early Pallavas can be reconstructed from their own documents on copperplates which are copious.² For almost every second generation we have a copperplate. They have the system of reciting pedigree up to the fourth generation in each case. The only exception to this rule are the charters of Śiva-Skandavarman, as he had not completed four generations of kings. I note below the grants and the authorities issuing them in their chronological order.